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whereΛ,Γare matrix-valued functions <strong>and</strong> H is bilinear <strong>and</strong> given in coordinates by<br />

1.1.3 Canards<br />

ms<br />

mu<br />

Hi(a, b, v,ǫ)ab=<br />

r=1<br />

s=1<br />

Hirsarbs<br />

(1.10)<br />

We shall now consider different types of trajectories in Van der Pol’s equation.<br />

Consider first the caseλ = 0 (“unforced Van der Pol equation”). Forǫ = 0<br />

the <strong>fast</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>slow</strong> flows are indicated in Figure 1.1. A singular orbit can be<br />

constructed by concatenating <strong>fast</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>slow</strong> flow segments as shown in Figure<br />

1.1(a); note that singular orbits are also called c<strong>and</strong>idates. The singular orbit<br />

follows the <strong>slow</strong> flow on C VdP , then reaches a fold point, “jumps” <strong>and</strong> follows<br />

the <strong>fast</strong> subsystem until it reaches another branch of the critical manifold. The<br />

same mechanism returns the orbit to the initial branch of the critical manifold. It<br />

can be shown [93, 86] that the singular orbit perturbs forǫ> 0 <strong>and</strong> we have the<br />

classical scenario of relaxation oscillations. Note that (x, y)=(0, 0) is an unstable<br />

focus forλ=0. A direct linear stability analysis shows that forλ>1 the unique<br />

equilibrium point (x, y)=(λ,λ 3 /3−λ)=: q is a stable focus <strong>and</strong> undergoes su-<br />

percritical Hopf bifurcation atλH= 1. The precise analysis of the orbit structure<br />

of Van der Pol’s equation between the stable focus region <strong>and</strong> relaxation oscil-<br />

lations was <strong>one</strong> of the first major steps in the theory of <strong>fast</strong>-<strong>slow</strong> systems.<br />

Figure 1.2(a) shows numerical continuation results forǫ = 0.05. The key<br />

feature is that the amplitude of the periodic orbits generated in the Hopf bi-<br />

furcation grows rapidly in an exp<strong>one</strong>ntially small interval in parameter space.<br />

This process is called canard explosion <strong>and</strong> we refer to the Hopf bifurcation as<br />

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